This is not a tragedy, after a calm premiere. with carlos alcaraz Things get messy at Wimbledon due to the rain that forced him to postpone his second round match to this Friday and play if he wins two games in a row. The situation is not good to face on the way to the final on July 16, marked by the world’s number 1 in red. Alcaraz center will open the shift (14:30, Movistar) against Alexander Muller and Novak Djokovic will close against Stan Wawrinka.
This is Wimbledon and you have to take things for granted. It’s a minor unforeseen event, but you have to trust them”, explained Juan Carlos Ferrero. “Obviously it’s always better to play every other day because the grass demands a lot from you. If Carlos had a tough five-set game on Friday, he would definitely have felt it physically on Saturday,” he said.
Alcaraz has not played since Tuesday When he beat Jeremy Chardy in just over two hours. The veteran French tennis player is not a reference for more complex matches in the future, but it doesn’t look like it will complicate Muller’s life. The 26-year-old and 84-year-old French tennis player has played only one game on grass during her career, a first-round match against compatriot Arthur Rinderknech at Wimbledon.
“It’s a monster! i love how you play. Alcaraz is one of my idols. “I expect zero on the turf, but I have nothing to lose and I will give my all until the end.” Another experience for this tennis player who is used to challenges and plays on land.
the reason for the change
Alcaraz would rather play this Thursday. The reason for the change was a few games played in the quarter zone of the tied part. 10 players who haven’t even played their first game. Chilean Nicolás Jarryd, whom the Murcian tennis player may face in the third round, or the German Alexander Zverev and Australian Alex de Miñaur, who won their first match on the fourth day in the last 16 round. .
Players are introduced to the new game layout after 22:30. Alcaraz had to change its plans and Cameron Norrie for a training session on the slopes of Aorangi Park, and he spent an hour and a half this Thursday without losing his smile or his spirits.
A questioned decision
Knowing the accumulated delay due to the cancellation of the entire day, except for the matches played at the two closed centers on Tuesday, the players did not understand how the games in the center and the 1st court did not start implicitly. Wednesday. with a decision, the rain all morning made the day complicated and forced the suspension of 32 matches.
Thus, 60 matches were scheduled to be played this Thursday to avoid the situation where only four players (Djokovic, Sinner, Swiatek and Kasatkina) took their place in the third round without the threat of rain. 18 had to finish playing the first round and 14 had played their first match.
Davidovich’s victory
In this extreme case, there was Alejandro Davidovich, who was able to finally debut after four days of staring at the sky. The man from Malaga, who won Wimbledon junior champions in 2017, took advantage of this. Get rid of the French Arthur Fils the fast track (7-6 (7), 6-1, 6-2).
In addition, Roberto Carballés defeated Italian Matteo Arnaldi (6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4) in the first round, while Jaume Munar was eliminated by Lorenzo Musetti. , also Italian (6-4, 6-3, 6-1). Jessika Bouzas, Nuria Parrizas and Rebeka Masarova bid farewell to the women’s tournament.
Djokovic versus ‘an old friend’
escaped the chaos Novak Djokovic He said he was waiting at home to face his next opponent this Friday. An old acquaintance and generational partner is Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland, who beat Argentinian Tomás Etcheverry (6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2). “Stan has won two Grand Slam finals for me,” he said on Wednesday, recalling the finals he lost at Roland Garros in 2015 and the United States Open in 2016. not at the level of those years.